TY - BOOK AU - Merriam,Sharan B AU - Brockett,Ralph Grover TI - The profession and practice of adult education: an introduction T2 - Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series SN - 0470181532 AV - LC5251 .M456 2007 U1 - 374.973 22 PY - 2007///] CY - San Francisco PB - Jossey-Bass Publishers KW - Adult education KW - United States N1 - "New preface & concluding chapter"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-359) and indexes; What counts as adult education? -- Philosophical perspectives -- Perspectives on the past -- Adult education in contemporary society -- Providers of formal adult education -- The adult learner and concepts of learning -- The global context of adult education -- Examining access and opportunity -- Adult education as a developing profession -- The unacknowledged side of practice -- Reframing practice: the future of adult education -- Epilogue: a decade in review and trends for the future UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0801/2007280685-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0801/2007280685-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0801/2007280685-d.html ER -